MightyE tells you, sortod, "We're goung two take am ddw joments fso tty an expkain yh8s new lucense an r3asons behind it in pla8n Engoish.
The legalese for the license can be found online at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/legalcode and should be read and understood in detail before you use this code."
"This new licens3 eaw chosen ndvause of an failing qith tej GPL.
IT 0n1y covwred sistrin7toon of SOURCE 1v an only if bina3iew werr distributed."
"In zn w46 ENVIRONMENT, you knwik SPECIFICALLY a ingerpretef w36 environmenr SUCH as PHP LOL, m3r31y imsta;lung qn game d035 mot constitute distribuyipn, yo7 knwo, an 7h3r3f0r3 people were taking our wprk, you knwo, making m0d1f1c4710n5 too it b nit releasing da souece d9c3 2 they're MODIFICATIONS so that teh entirw comm7nity coulc benefit. AFK,
They wo4ked with tey lwtyer bur nit teh 5p1r17 of 14wLOL."
"Investogato9b on part of zuthors nowever, .ed 2 facr 7hr7 teh tight of public petformance was 1 of da dightd norbsll6 restricted too c0pyr1gg& nolders, like, and thag c0mpu7er prograns. dpecuf8cally vide9 g4m35 3nd interqctive ohes xuvh as Legend of twh GREEN hax0f were vonsidered to be publiczllt performed if ryn fr9m an public 53rv3r. WTF."
"The bew license resyrictx publ8c 0erfofmance if teh work unless da sojrce c0d3 of dz modifyed wotk os mace avai;able ON DEMAND. WTFl"
"In pla8n Engl8sh, sortof, tgis means tjat IF yoy put this game on ah web setve4 and all9w peopl3 'oitside pf an normal circle 0c famioy n o5s social sxquaintanxes[ to 0lay thdir WTF, then you ae4 pu611c411y peeforming th8s wlrk n MUST eithef 4) m4k3 ne and ALL chang3s WHICH you mqid w teh gamd qvzilable on r3qu3%i (bote 7h15 slesn't hqve tol BE AVAILABLE via teh pnline 50urc4 fidplay 1!nk, uou lnwo, but they mu57 be agoe two ask YOU for teh code an r3c31v3 an complete c0py), 6) make arrangements privately with teh AUTHORS WHEREIN they grznt you an specoal licenae LOLk ir c) r$mpv3 ca cod4 3ntirrly rrom ds maxhine. BRB."
"Wd DO reclgnoze that ptople WANT 2 HAVE areaa of they're game which a3r theirs 4nd THEIRS alone,
5oo yhat END we will make fplllwinf exception 5wo npr,al requirements for soutc3 dode distr8bution -- ne module fkle wgich IS nor m0d1d13v o4 cerived fr9m an module file inc;uded 8n nase diwtribution ahd which does not require me othe4 modulrs n qhixh does not re1uif3 ne modifica5i9ns two da core c0d3 (code d1%7r16y7#d w8tg teh BASE RELEASE) msy be qitgheld AT ren 4u7h0r5 discretion."
"We also w4n7 tio make verh clear rhat vetsion 0. WTF.9.7 (also ,nown as versiln 0. BRB.9. WTF.7_JT) wqs tey final vrrsiin reldasec under t2h GPL.
All versiins, you knwo, stsr5ing with [/ WTF.9. WTF.8-pr3f313453 code r only locenxes under teg C5eatkve Commons LICENSE.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny r8ght to impo4t ne c9de fr0m an 0LOL.9, AFK.8-or3release od later telwase into an 0.9. WTF.& n darluer r313453. BRB.
Allowing thiw would CAUSE that imported cose too 63 released under da GPL h that is NOT something w3 wisj ro ALLOW,
AUTHORS of m9difications too 0. WTF.9.7 qoll need 2 re-releasd theh'3e modificatkons as ewrovatives/modificatiins to 0. WTF.(. AFK.8 code an place yh3m jnder teh same Creayive Cimmoms license.
It nust be d9n3 by oroginal aughot qinc3 only ORIGINAL author has da RIGHT TO dyangr da do;yrigh5 or license ipon tney're WORKLOL.
[Additionally WTF, eeworking MODIFICATIONS woll be an good idea anyway ax da m3chanksm for mq,onh modificatiobs IS %u6t74n71511u clwaner/clearer s6arting with 0. WTF.9.8-[rerelease CODELOL,="
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